Pakistani captain Babar Azam currently plays for Colombo Strikers in the Lanka Premier League. Babar scored a brilliant Century in the game against the Galle Titans which was the 10th Century of Babar’s T20 career. After Babar’s century, Rameez Raja, former chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, came under the spotlight for one of his statements.
Babar scored this century chasing runs in the match. In the same game, with Babar’s half century over, Rameez Raja praised the batsman in the comment box. Commenting, he said: “Half a century of safety, class and quality. Quiet. He is your man in such a situation. He can bat deep in the innings. I love him very much… yes, I want to marry him.
This statement by Rameez Raja is going viral. Speaking about Babar’s century, he scored 104 runs in 59 balls using 8 fours and 5 sixes. Chasing the runs, Babar lost his wicket on the first ball of the last over of the inning. Babar ended up in the opening stages of the team.
He really said that😭 pic.twitter.com/BfFXicISpa
– faamia (@papukashmiri1) August 7, 2023
First in the match, the Galle Titans scored 188 runs on the board for 3 wickets in 20 overs. For the team, wicket-keeper-batsman Tim Seifert scored an inning of 54 runs in 35 balls with the help of 4 fours and 3 sixes. The Colombo Strikers team went in pursuit of the runs and reached the target of 3 wickets in 19.5 overs.
Babar Azam played for the team for a century. In addition, Pathum Nissanka, playing with Babar in the beginning, scored 54 runs in 40 balls with the help of 5 fours and 1 six. Despite not being able to win the team, Babar Azam remained undefeated. Mohammad Nawaz scored Colombo’s winning goal.